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Tests a weight management care path for adults with obesity in primary care
Tests a weight management care path in adults with obesity seen in primary care.
Key facts
- Who runs it
- University of Colorado, Denver
- Where
- Arvada, Aurora, Baggs, Boulder, Broomfield, Castle Rock, Centennial, Cheyenne, Colorado Springs, Craig, Cripple Creek, Denver, Estes Park, Falcon, Firestone, Fort Collins, Greeley, Greenwood Village, Highlands Ranch, Littleton, Lone Tree, Longmont, Loveland, Monument, Parker, Sterling, Timnath, Westminster, Windsor, and Woodland Park, United StatesSee the 64 sites
- Trial code
- Registry title
- PATHWEIGH: Pragmatic Weight Management in Primary Care
- Status
- Enrolling by invitation
- People taking part
- 100,000 people, planned
- Started
- 17 Mar 2020
- Planned end
- 31 Jul 2025
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- Weight management care path
- Control
- Record updated
- 30 May 2025
Who can take part
AI summary
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.
The trial is looking for adults with a BMI above 25 kg/m2 who have an appointment at a primary care clinic taking part in the study. Clinicians at those clinics also take part.
- Age
- 18 to 89 years
- Sex
- All sexes can join.
- Disease stage
- BMI above 25 kg/m2.
Main reasons for not taking part
- Cannot take part in weight loss treatment because of cognitive deficits
- Does not live at home
- Limited life expectancy
The registry criteria, word for word
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Other criteria
- Clinician Inclusion Criteria:
- Affiliated with a participating primary care practice
- Provide care for adult patients (>=18 years old); Patient Inclusion Criteria:
- All adult patients (age >18 years)
- BMI >25 kg/m2
- Appointment at a primary care clinic participating in the study; Patient Exclusion Criteria:
- Unable to participate in weight loss treatment due to factors such as cognitive deficits, non-home residence, or limited life expectancy
Check if you might fit
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 18 and 89 years old?
Where in United States
- UCHealth Primary Care - Arvada WestArvada, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Executive Health Services - Anschutz Medical CampusAurora, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Internal Medicine - Anschutz Medical CampusAurora, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Primary Care - QuincyAurora, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Seniors Clinic - Anschutz Medical CampusAurora, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Women's Integrated Services in Health - Anschutz Medical CampusAurora, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- Little Snake River Clinic - Managed by UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical CenterBaggs, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Family Medicine - BoulderBoulder, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth CU Family Medicine - Depot HillBroomfield, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Primary Care - BroomfieldBroomfield, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Primary Care - Castle RockCastle Rock, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth CU Family Medicine - CentennialCentennial, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Cheyenne Medical SpecialistsCheyenne, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Primary Care - CheyenneCheyenne, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Aspen Creek Medical CenterColorado Springs, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Internal Medicine - Printers ParkColorado Springs, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Primary Care - AcademyColorado Springs, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Primary Care - BriargateColorado Springs, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Primary Care - Chapel HillsColorado Springs, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Primary Care - FontaneroColorado Springs, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Primary Care - RockrimmonColorado Springs, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Primary Care - ScarboroughColorado Springs, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Primary Care and Sports Medicine Clinic - Lake PlazaColorado Springs, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Sports Medicine Clinic - Printers ParkColorado Springs, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Primary Care - CraigCraig, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Primary Care - Cripple CreekCripple Creek, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth A.F. Williams Family Medicine Clinic - Central ParkDenver, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth CU Internal Medicine - GarfieldDenver, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Internal Medicine - LowryDenver, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Primary Care - Steele StreetDenver, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Primary Care - UptownDenver, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Primary Care - Estes ParkEstes Park, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Primary Care - FalconFalcon, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Family Medicine - FirestoneFirestone, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Family Medicine Center - Fort CollinsFort Collins, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Internal Medicine - ProspectFort Collins, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Internal Medicine - Snow MesaFort Collins, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Internal Medicine and Pediatric Care Clinic - Snow MesaFort Collins, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Family Medicine - GreeleyGreeley, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Internal Medicine - GreeleyGreeley, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Internal Medicine - Greeley MidtownGreeley, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth CU Family Medicine - LandmarkGreenwood Village, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Primary Care - Greenwood VillageGreenwood Village, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Family Medicine - LittletonHighlands Ranch, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Primary Care - Highlands RanchHighlands Ranch, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Primary Care - Sterling RanchLittleton, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Primary Care - Lone TreeLone Tree, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Primary Care - YosemiteLone Tree, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Women's Integrated Services in Health - Lone TreeLone Tree, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Family Medicine - LongmontLongmont, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Internal Medicine - LongmontLongmont, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Longmont ClinicLongmont, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Family Medicine - North LovelandLoveland, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Internal Medicine - East LovelandLoveland, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Internal Medicine - OrchardsLoveland, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Orchards Medical CenterLoveland, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Primary Care - MonumentMonument, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Primary Care - HilltopParker, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Primary Care and Women's Wellness - StonegateParker, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Primary Care - SterlingSterling, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Primary Care - TimnathTimnath, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Family Medicine - WestminsterWestminster, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Family Medicine - WindsorWindsor, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
- UCHealth Family Medicine - Woodland ParkWoodland Park, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
The study examines patient weight loss and maintenance, associated predictors (patient health characteristics and demographics), and contextual factors in the practice environment that influence the intervention's adoption, implementation, and sustainability. This will be achieved through a mixed methods implementation study including collection and analysis of de-identified clinical data, surveys, observations, and interviews.
The 2 groups in the trial
- Standard of CareExisting treatment, for comparison
Each primary care provider will administer weight loss care per their standard practice.
Treatment: Control
- PATHWEIGHTreatment being tested
A weight management care path that support primary care both through the EHR and training for the clinicians.
Treatment: Weight management care path
Results explained
Papers that name this trial, each explained in plain words.
- Mediators and moderators of successful population-level weight management in primary care: results from the PATHWEIGH cluster-randomized pragmatic trial.Published 2026
- Implementation and effectiveness of a care process to prioritize weight management in primary care: a stepped-wedge cluster-randomized trial.Published 2026
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- PATHWEIGH: Pragmatic Weight Management in Primary Care
- Plain-language title
- Tests a weight management care path for adults with obesity in primary careGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
- AI summary
- From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 12 November 2026.
- Fit questions
- Built from NCT04678752, who can take part
- Publications
- Mediators and moderators of successful population-level weight management in primary care: results from the PATHWEIGH cluster-randomized pragmatic trial.International journal of obesity (2005), 2026
- Implementation and effectiveness of a care process to prioritize weight management in primary care: a stepped-wedge cluster-randomized trial.Nature medicine, 2026
- Record updated
- 30 May 2025